August 29, 2008

I haven't updated in a while, so I figured it was time to update everyone on our lives! Chris was given the opportunity to help commentate the Glynn Academy football games on the radio 105.9 FM. Tonight was his first time on the radio, ever I think, and he did a really good job. You could tell he was a little nervous at first, but became more confident as the game went on! Brady and I are very proud of him.



Brady has moved up to the 1 year old room at daycare and is learning to eat more table foods! Tonight he ate a grilled cheese sandwich from Crackerbarrel and loved it! His favorite things to eat are crackers, bread and freezer pops. We are working on getting him to love some vegetables, but what kid likes to eat his veggies? Anyway, he is growing like a weed. He and I went to the shoe store today and had his feet measured...his right foot measured a little over a size 5 and his left foot measured about a size 4 1/2. However, we got him a size 4 xx wide shoe, which fits him perfectly! He now has his first pair of walking shoes, which he seems to walk much better in than his Thomas the Train sneakers. Go Figure!! I had the opportunity to babysit for one of my friend's this summer while the teachers were doing pre-planning. Cara was 2 months old at the time and Brady just loved her. He wanted to bounce her in the bouncer and push her in the swing. He adored her and couldn't stay away from her! He didn't like it when she got upset. He would run over to where she was to check on her. It was so cute!!



Today Atlantic National Bank, our bank, celebrated their 10th Anniversary, so they has refreshments and goodies. Well, they also had a drawing for an Ipod. Well, Chris had already been entered into the drawing, so this afternoon when he went to the bank with his dad, he decided to enter my name into the drawing. I got a call from Chris as I was picking Brady up from daycare telling me that I had won the ipod! How cool is that! Guess today was my lucky day! Also, last week I got an offer to work with Dr. Bournigal and Dr. Boswell as their infusion nurse. The position is full time...Monday through Friday 8am to about 5:30pm. I have decided to accept the position. I am very excited to see how normal people live!! I am going to try and stay on at the hospital as a PRN nurse (which is an as needed nurse) if there is a position available that I am qualified for! My birthday was 8/19/08 which was a Tuesday this year. So, on Sunday night before my birthday, Chris decided he would prepare my favorite meal for me...a homemade Japanese Filet and Shrimp dinner. It was delicious. He had the griddle over by the table so he could cook in front of me. He made the rice, shrimp, filet, and even zucchini. He was a great chef that night, but has decided he couldn't do that every night!!! It was a lot of work!



Well, that's about all the news I have for now. Guess I'll have to update more later! I have included pictures of Brady and Cara, Chris cooking my birthday dinner, and Brady eating a freezer pop. Hope you all enjoy!!

July 19, 2008

Brady turned 1 year on July 16, 2008! We celebrated his birthday with a party on the 19th among family and friends! Brady ate his first hotdog, which he absolutely loved!!! As you can see from the 3rd picture that he got lots of toys that he has very much enjoyed playing with!! He aklso got lots of clothes!! He had his very own cake to dig into, but once he got icing on his hands, he had had enough! Brady is the type of child that doesn't like to have his hands dirty! Boy, are we gonna have to get him out of that! Boys are supposed to be dirty!!! Anyway, I just thought I'd share a few pictures with you! Hope you enjoy! Thanks to everyone who came to help us celebrate!

July 24, 2008

I went for my follow-up appointment yesterday after my wrist surgery. I was released to go back to work with the restriction that I cannot life anything heavier than 10 pounds for 3 weeks. I went to day to see the employee health nurse at work who said it would be okay with her if I came back with this restriction, but she had to discuss it with my boss. Well, my boss called me this afternoon to let me know that I cannot come back to work until I am released from this restriction. So...that means another 3 weeks out of work! Although I am really enjoying my time of, being able to spend lots of time with Chris and Brady, I really need to go back to work to help bring in money to pay the bills!!! Hopefully I can get something squared away with my short-term disability company tomorrow! Keep your fingers crossed!

My best friend's cousin had heart surgery today to have a valve replaced. I talked to her this evening and she said he came through the surgery just fine. He is in ICU at Eggleston Hospital in Atlanta. They are keeping him sedated tonight, and will hopefully let him wake up tomorrow! Please keep him and his family in your prayers. Pray that he has a full recovery!!

I found out the my memaw's dog has cancer in one of her toes. She is undergoing surgery tomorrow to hopefully remove all of the cancer! My memaw is a nervous wreck! Lucy, the dog, is her life! Please pray that Lucy makes it through the surgery and that she will be able to keep my memaw company for many more years!

Well, I'll update with more later! Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow and a wonderful weekend!!!

July 18, 2008

We had Bardy's 1 year pictures done the other day. If you would like to see them, go to the website http://www.momentsbytracy.net/. Click on the Your Life tab at the bottom of the page. The session ID is brady1yr_life. It is case sensitive. Hope you enjoy them!!

July 12, 2008

Well, I finally had surgery on my right wrist yesterday, only to find out that there was a lot of inflammation in the tissues. Dr. Dunn cleaned out all the inflammation while he was in there. I am at home now slowly recuperating with my right arm in a splint until my follow up appointment on July 23. The pain wasn't so bad yesterday, however, today I have had to take my pain medication around the clock. Well, I just wanted to update everyone on the status of my wrist! Will update with more later. It's very hard to type with one hand in a splint!!!

July 10, 2008

Well, I'm going under the knife tomorrow morning sometime after 0930. I have to be at the hospital tomorrow at 0930 and will go into surgery shortly after all the pre-op stuff is done. I am just hoping and praying the Dr. Dunn will find out what has been causing my wrist to be so painful! Please keep me in your prayers!
We took Brady to the doctor today because he was running fever and crying inconsolably today. Turns out he has a bad sinus infection on top of trying to cut his two front top teeth! Yikes!!! Today was not a fun day for Chris! He stayed home with him while I was at work. He was put on an antibiotic that we started tonight. I hope this works. I feel bad for the little fella!!!
Will update with more later!!

I have recently found out that my surgery on my wrist will be on Friday July 11, 2008 at the hospital. I am looking forward to getting this over with and hopefully finding out what has been causing me so much pain over the last few months!!

Brady is growing up so fast! He will be 1 year old next Wednesday! I can't believe how time flies! He is cruising around the house holding onto furniture. He hasn't quite gotten up the courage to walk without support, but I feel that it is coming very soon! He is cutting some new teeth, which isn't going to be fun for Chris and me! He has become very irritable over the last few days because of it. Also, we have begun to notice that he has a pretty good attitude when he doesn't get what he wants!!!